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IPEC Evaluation IPEC Evaluation National Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour in Yemen YEM/00/P50/USA An independent final evaluation by a team of external consultants January 2006 i National Programme for the Elimination of Child Labour in Yemen. NOTE ON THE EVALUATION PROCESS AND REPORT This independent evaluation was managed by ILO-IPEC’s Design, Evaluation and Documentation Section (DED) following a consultative and participatory approach. DED has ensured that all major stakeholders were consulted and informed throughout the evaluation and that the evaluation was carried out to highest degree of credibility and independence and in line with established evaluation standards. The evaluation was carried out a team of external consultants1. The field mission took place in January 2006. The opinions and recommendations included in this report are those of the authors and as such serve as an important contribution to learning and planning without necessarily constituting the perspective of the ILO or any other organization involved in the project. Funding for this project evaluation was provided by the United States Department of Labor. This report does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the United States Department of Labor nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the United States Government. 1 Andrea Hitzemann ii National Programme for the Elimination of Child Labour in Yemen. TABLE OF CONTENTS Abbreviations ............................................................................................................................. 4 1 Summary of findings and recommendations........................................................................... 5 2 Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 8 2.1 Approach and methodology of the final evaluation....................................................... 9 3 Socio-economic background................................................................................................ 10 3.1 Demographic and economic profile .............................................................................. 10 3.2 Perception of children in the Yemen society ................................................................ 10 3.3 Working boys and girls in Yemen................................................................................. 11 3.4 Worst forms of child labour .......................................................................................... 12 3.5 Laws regarding working children in Yemen................................................................. 13 4 Design, implementation and results of Action Programmes............................................... 14 4.1 National Steering Committee (NSC).............................................................................. 15 4.2 National Policy and Programme Framework (NPPF).................................................. 16 4.3 Child Labour Unit at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour (MoSAL)................. 17 4.4 General Federation of Workers’ Trade Unions-Yemen (GFWTUY) ............................ 18 4.5 Federation of Yemeni Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FYCCI)......................... 18 4.6 Ministry of Education (MoE)....................................................................................... 19 4.7 Ministry of Information (MoI) ..................................................................................... 20 4.8 The Working Children Rehabilitation Centre in Sana’a .............................................. 21 4.9 The Working Children Rehabilitation Centre in Seyoun............................................. 22 4.10 Summary of results of action programmes ................................................................ 23 5 Findings and Recommendations ......................................................................................... 26 5.1 Adequacy of problem analyses .................................................................................... 26 5.2 Overall validity of the programme design.................................................................... 26 5.3 Gender equality ............................................................................................................ 27 5.4 External factors ............................................................................................................ 28 5.5 Management and coordination.................................................................................... 28 5.6 Performance .................................................................................................................. 30 6 Conclusions .......................................................................................................................... 32 7 Lessons learned ................................................................................................................... 33 ANNEXES ............................................................................................................................... 35 Schedule of meetings and list of interviews......................................................................... 35 Workshop with key stakeholders ......................................................................................... 37 Preliminary findings............................................................................................................. 38 Results of Stakeholder Workshop 3 August 2005 ............................................................... 39 Final Evaluation, Attendance of Stakeholder Workshop..................................................... 44 Terms of Reference .............................................................................................................. 45 iii National Programme for the Elimination of Child Labour in Yemen. Abbreviations CLU Child Labour Unit CRC Convention of the Rights of the Child DED Deutscher Entwicklungsdienst (German Development Service) FYCCI Federation of Yemeni Chamber of Commerce and Industry GFWTUY General Federation of Workers’ Trade Union-Yemen ILO International Labour Office IPEC International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour MoE Ministry of Education MoF Ministry of Finance MoI Ministry of Information MoSAL Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour MoY Ministry of Youth NPM National Programme Manager NPPF National Policy and Programme Framework NSC National Steering Committee RCLFP Regional Child Labour Focal Point USDOL United States Department of Labour 4 National Programme for the Elimination of Child Labour in Yemen. 1 Summary of findings and recommendations The report represents the results of the final evaluation of the National Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour in Yemen, Phase One, a programme implemented between December 2000 and August 2005. The evaluation was carried out by an evaluation team consisting of an international and a national expert. The field visit in Yemen had been scheduled for seven working days in July 2005. Information was gathered through the analyses of technical progress reports, status reports, the mid-term evaluation report and individual interviews and focus group discussions. The analysis of this information was done using a standard evaluation instrument of IPEC. The assessment of achievements in Yemen was supported by an evaluation team member specialised in international law. He specifically clarified questions regarding the application of ILO Conventions in Yemen. The results of the evaluation were discussed during a stakeholder workshop in Sana’a at the end of the field visit. The Programme’s main development objective was to contribute to the elimination of exploitative child labour in Yemen and four immediate objectives were envisaged: • Developing a National Policy and Programme Framework (NPPF), • Strengthening relevant partners and developing partnership on various levels, • Raising awareness among all stakeholders including the public, • Implementing pilot projects for prevention, withdrawal and rehabilitation of child workers. The multi-sectoral, multi-partner and multi-level approach had identified eight different partners and 13 Action Programmes receiving a total of US $ 408,000. The duration of Phase 1 had been planned until September 2003 but needed to be extended to August 2005 at no additional cost due to slow disbursement of funds. The Programme has achieved some visible results2: • A draft NPPF is available, a national workshop planned and presentation to donors envisaged for the beginning of Phase 2 of the Programme; • A Child Labour Unit is in place at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour (MoSAL) and receives budget from the Ministry of Finance, • One short TV documentary and four TV flashes have been produced and disseminated by the Ministry of Information, • 90 teachers have been trained by the Ministry of Information and one training material including child labour issues have been developed for teachers, • 17 labour inspectors, who are based regionally have been trained by MoSAL, • Eight brochures have been printed and twenty-five workshops for awareness raising have been conducted, • Two Rehabilitation Centres for child workers exist in Sana’a and in Hadhramout and offer educational courses for children. • 1256 children have been withdrawn from dangerous work. On the other hand, some shortcomings are also visible. One of the most important being
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